MrH

Hey Old Koreelah - Glad it prompted some fond memories for you, as it did with me when I dug the old footage out . I saw a doco on Narromine Soaring Centre on the ABC. I'd always wanted to fly so I made my next holiday there. I did my ab initio in 1979 & then I would travel up annually for a week or so of flying. It wasn't the best way to do it as it was the only flying I did all year & would have to get back up to speed as fast as I could but I really enjoyed the atmosphere up there so never went anywhere closer to home.. All the different Nationalities & people from all walks of life was fantastic & we used to gather at the Golf Club & have a ball each night. I flew XO (Blanick), FZ(IS28), EQ(IS29 & WUJ(Astir). I did the 5hrs (well nearly 6 because I forgot to look at my watch & no radio to check) in the IS29, reaching an altitude of 8,300 ft (Highest I got to was 8,800ft in the IS28) For me they were memorable days & unfortunately due to some personal reasons I stopped flying in 1981... such is life ;) Cheers H PS: I have some old footage from Benella in 1979 & some from the World Championships held at Benella. I'll try & get that up & pop them on this thread

I used to glide at Narromine '70s early '80s. Here is an old Super 8 film showing a bit of what Narromine used to be like. Somewhat different to the Airpark & busy township now. Cheers H

This is a bit late but if you would like to see the Ausfly air show here's a video. Its long so I've broken down times so you can move forward to view a particular aircraft like the beautiful sounding Grumman Avenger. Cheers H 2 mins - RAAF Roulettes 5 mins - Paul Bennet 10 mins - Robinson R-22 Helicopter 12 mins - Russian Roulettes 16 mins - Air Tractor water bombing display 19 mins - Formation aerobatics, Pitts Specials 21 mins Wirraway 23 mins - Grumman Avenger 26 mins - Super Decathlon 29 mins Matt Hall

Your not wrong with that... Photo taken at Narromine 1980 Cheers H

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2 bikes in the garage :) H

Hey Robinsm, your little beast got better coverage in last years video... Cheers H

Thanks all - glad you liked it

For those who wanted to go to NATFLY & couldn't, here's a video with a bit of an overview for you. Spitfire flyby sounded great (5.5mins in). Other videos on youtube should fill the bits I missed. Cheers H

G'day All, I went to the AGM, though a tad late as I was too busy wandering around sticky beaking & forgot (didn't set the alarm:( - old age does that,....... so I'm told.. Finances were covered by the interim Treasurer, who was well across all details. He disclosed all aspects of where RAAus is at. Not so good, not so bad. The new bloke has a job to do & lets let him do it. Captain Rat & his mate the Lawyer (Spencer?) are presenting to the Board a new Management structure for RAAus, more business/Corporate in style as opposed to what seems to be the current "local Club" format where everyone is trying to do everything, therefore being overloaded & nothing being done. This would allow for better delegation of duties amongst the Board & the Admin personnel, realistically reducing workload The Rat is quite right in saying that RAAus is too big for the Club style of operation where everyone does everything. There needs to be a proper management structure. This would free the President/Secratary to deal with matters more appropriate for them, such as concentrating on important CASA meetings. It would also free Board Members, as the NEW GM would be in a position to delegate to people that are appropriate to handle different areas. This would affect & streamline the whole Technical & Admin operations, as well, that are currently in operation. The GM has a big task ahead to achieve all of this grand picture. I would prefer for MrRat to present his information directly as a second hand brief can bend the information the wrong way (especially from me where this is way out of my area) The New Tech Manager spoke of 400+ aircraft affected by the latest CASA audits. He said that yes they are behind but also out of the 400, 60+ people had been advised of what was required but so far no response. I forget the figure but another large portion , letters had been sent & should have received them by now. They are working hard & are catching up with the backlog but it is difficult currently with only one person qualified by CASA to sign off on the Rego. He also advised that often the phone calls taken delayed the flow of work but he was putting in place procedures to overcome this. His advice was, if Rego is due just supply all documents again, much quicker than RAAus ringing/contacting to say such & such is missing. The more electronic the faster it will be to follow through for now & the future. Obviously they will go electronic & get away from the antiquated paper system currently in place & he is working on that for the future. As mentioned in above posts, the President needs to learn the protocols of running an AGM, particularly when a Motion is put forward. It did seem that the President & Secretary tended to hog the mic - hopefully the future will be different as the new structure moves in. I thought the bloke who seconded a motion at the end of the meeting had it right. He only seconded it to make the President follow through with the motion, rather than talk it away. The New GM had little time to speak. Maybe more thought into the time frame available to hold an AGM at NATFLY needs to be done - they always over run & people were leaving. When he spoke he was drowned out by the Aerobatic performance of Paul Bennets Pitts screaming through its manoeuvres. (They had delayed this by quite a lot of time) He tried to pause between the noise but it was a lost cause. About all he could say was he was only 3 days into the job & was looking forward to fixing what was being presented to him & he would be very busy doing it. RAAus are currently in a transitional phase, we all need to give them some space to work it out, it won't be quick or easy but I think it is heading in the right direction. Thanks to people like Geoff Kidd who stick their necks out to help fix it for all of us slackers... thanks MrRat Well that's my opinion Cheers H PS: This Year People & aircraft down a bit - maybe weather, the current Rego situation, Ramp checks (you shouldn't be in a position to worry about that if you are serious about flying) Talk of distance - well wouldn't matter where it's held, to someone distance is a factor. Take a holiday & do it. Not as many stalls but that comes about when people don't turn up. Layout wasn't so bad, it was localised, just needed more. I still had a great time & met lots of new people

You're right Maj, same spot over near the RatCastle. Definitely enjoying retirement. If I get back up your way I'' call you up. Hopefully you'll make a future NATFLY :) Cheers H

Ebooks are the future & easy to produce from original electronic word processing, even a PDF version. Much cheaper to produce I would imagine. Amazon could give you worldwide coverage. Published books have a place but the audience is limited these days ( though not for your real target audience in this case) unless you sell at NATFLY :) & I would think more expensive to do. Do both if finances allow, guess you have some research to do. I still think it would make a great Aussie movie, comedy, personal emotions, adventure, fun, history of ultralights.... Perfect recipe for a great family movie. Whatever happens I hope you benifit from your story Cheers H

Do both! Plus a movie:) H

Fantastic stuff Really hope some one picks up the movie rights, it has all the makings of a winner in the true Australian style. Maybe the mob who made Kenny or as previously suggested the producers of Red Dog All the best for the future of your story, looking forward to the book Cheers H

Be good to catch again MrRat. Probably park around there again, nice & quiet. Plan arrive Thursday sometime :) Cheers H

If you are into aircraft, particularly the ultralight form, then just go & have a good time. I drive up each year & really enjoy the atmosphere camping there, meeting new people and drooling over all the different aircraft. Some of the forums I have attended have been fantastic. Support the event & then the event can expand & support you. Staying away doesn't do any good. Exhibitors need you & we want them there so come along if you can & make this a good year. Besides, it's the people there that make it. Its also your chance to have your say (or listen in) at the AGM. H

Made me smile:) Thanks H

For SD Cards (class 10) & GoPro stuff I've used "Cheapchips" online store Cheers H

Hi Kyle, On a second look at both videos, I've got to say that the Nflightcam is a lot better result than the Hero. It still shows signs of a shuffle effect but certainly not as bad a result as the Hero - you live & you learn. Interesting way to cheat optics to try & cure a technical problem. I'll have to investigate more in that filter but it's sounds Contour only. If we all flew jets it wouldn't be a problem Cheers H

Hi DJ, Can't see a filter helping a scan issue other that adjusting the shutter rate (the cameras automtically adjust shutter & gain to fudge iris control) My HD Video Cam runs 3 CMOS chips & it almost cures the problem but not totally. My old 3 CCD chip camera was great - oh well, that's technology :) Maybe one day you can compare my Hero 2 to your Contour - it was down to colour quality for me but I still wonder.... H PS. Miss you at the Piggy :)

Sorry to say but both the Hero3 & NFlightcam display the typical rolling shutter effect. It is speed dependant. Mind for what we want the videos are great! Cheers H

No, you still get rolling shutter effect on GoPro & currently all the other action type cameras. You can see some rolling shutter effect in the footage above (looking back up at pilot, image gets the wiggles) H

Hi Mark, Great to hear that you have come through surgery well. Just remember that you will get better! The pains will go. I've been through heart surgery twice & it can be very scary, even during the recovery you feel you will never get better, but you do. Take notice of all the breathing exercises and any other exercises given to you, it will help you so much in your recovery - they are important. Welcome to the zipper club, very exclusive when you consider what the alternative could have been. Take care. H

It's so cute - like a plane puppy Love it H

haaa haa haaaaaaaa,..............silly man you are